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let the sparks fly?

Thu, 16 Oct 2008, 10:14 pm
Jim C8 posts in thread

A poser to all you teckies out there. Does anybody have an answer to how we can create sparks to occur during a sword fighting sequence? During a sword fight rehersal for our performance for Peter Pan we did have a couple of sparks fly, the effect was "electric" and we would like to reproduce this on cue each show. There must be some elements that could be coated to one sword that would create sparks when struck by another.

Jaguar

I believe that the common

Sat, 18 Oct 2008, 12:54 am
I believe that the common practice is to use strips of magnesium along the blade. Magnesium is commonly used for fireworks and flares for producing bright white light. Where you would get them or how to use them, I have no idea. Hope I've been of some help.

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